PRE-SEASON CAMPING: Akwa United hit Calabar on Sunday

Players and officials of Akwa United are expected to move to Calabar on Sunday for their two weeks pre-season camping.

The club’s technical adviser, Abdul Maikaba informed SportingLife that the team would travel to Calabar with 35 players which include old and new players.

Maikaba said the team’s programme was going on as planned as he expected a good outing in the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.

The former Wikki Tourists gaffer said the Promise Keepers have been training hard and will soon starting playing quality friendly matches to shape the team ahead of the new season.

“We are to move to Calabar on Sunday for two weeks with 35 players. I have finished screening and I have submitted the names of the final 35 players that will play for the club next season to the management. We are training very hard, but we will start playing friendly matches in the following order; Grade C , Grade B and then A matches,” Maikaba disclosed to SportingLife.